Bicycle-support.



PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

E. G. MAY, BICYCLE SUP-PORT. APPLICATION FILED APB.16, 1906,

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r [nvehtor UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN GEORGE MAY, OF ASTON MANOR, ENGLAND.

BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

' Application filed April 16, 1906. $erial No. 311,979;

port, the said stay or support being so hinged to one of the arms or branches of the steeringwheel fork, preferably the left-hand arm or branch, that when in its out-of-use position it occupies a position adjacent thereto and apparently formsa continuation thereof, the extreme end or foot having a hook shape and crossing the front of the tire of the bicycle wheel at a point about five inches above the ground. The stayor support when turned out on its hinge-joint into its supporting position constitutes a prop which preserves the bicycle at rest.

I will now proceed tofurther describe my invention with reference to the accompany ing drawings, in which Figure 1 represents in side elevation the front portion of a bicycle or motor-bicycle ,to which the new or improved stay or sup port constituting my invention is applied, the said stay or support being represented in full lines in its normal or outof-action position and being indicated in dotted lines in its acting or supporting position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the bicycle with the stay or support in its acting or supporting position. Figs. 3 to 9, both inclusive, represent parts of the stay or support and its connection with the bicycle, hereinafter particularly described, drawn to a larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2-.

The same letters of reference indicate the sameparts in the several figures of the drawings.

At or near the upper end of, say, the lefthand arm or branch 0, of the steering-wheel fork I provide a hinge-j oint by which the stay or support I) b is hinged to the fork-arm a, the joint-pin d of the hinge being vertical or nearly vertical. The upper portion 12 of the stay has a trough-shaped figure in cross-section, being shaped to fit or approximately fit the arm or branch (L of the fork, and the lower portion 19 of the stay is tubular and gradually tapers toward its lower or foot end. The fixed knuckles c c of the stay-hinge (best seen in Fig. 3) may be brazed directly to the arm' a or they may be carried by a clip secured to the1 arm or branch (L of the steering-wheel for 1.

By the construction and arrangement of parts described and illustrated the stay or support I) b when in its normal positlon is stationed on and coincides with the arm or branch (L and is temporarily locked in that position by the engagement of the rod e with the spring-like clip g, the lower tubular part b of the stay forming virtually a continuation of the arm or branch a and may when required for use be turned on its hinge-pin d, after the disengagement of the rod 6 from the spring-clip g, into the position represented in Fig. 2 and indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so as to form a prop for the bicycle.

' To limit the outward motion of the stay or support I) b and to preserve it rigid when in its acting position, a wire or rod 6 (see Figs. 4 and 5) is jointed to an eye f on a clip-like retaining-socket f, (shown separately in side and end elevation in Figs. 6 and'7,) fixed to the spindle of the steering-wheel; The said wire or rod e, passing through a keyhole-slot b in the stay or support 1), extends in the normal position of the parts upwardly and occupies a position alongside the stay or support, the upper end being engaged with a clip g. (Best seen in side elevation and plan in Figs.

v8 and 9, respectively.) The upper end of the wire or rod e is provided with a handle e by which it is manipulated when engaging it with and disengaging it from its holding-clip The said handle 2 also constitutes a stop for preventing the stay or support escaping past the end 0f the wire or rod 6. Below the handle 6 is a reduced or neck por. tion e which when the stay I) 6 takes its supporting position drops into the narrower portion of the keyhole-slot b, and thereby temporarily locks the wire or rod 6 with-respect to the stay 1) b The eye f instead of forming part of a clip may be in one with the bicycle-frame.

At the top or hinged end of the stay or support I) b is a projecting arm h h capable of a partial rotation in a bearing i on the stay 1) b the rotary motion of the arm being limited by a stop-pin Z working in a quadrant-shaped slot in the axis kg of the pro- ICC into its acting or supporting position, Fig. 2, I

the handle h of the projecting arm h 71, comes in'contact with the tire of the front wheel of the bicycle and by its pressure on the tire is partially rotated against the torsional action of its spring m. It will thus be understood that when the stay or support I) b is in its acting position it not only constitutes a prop, but it at the same time exerts a slight brakepressure on the tire and renders the accidental movement of the bicycle practically impos sible.

, Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, and a rod movably secured to the terminal of said bifurcation and engaging at its outer end with the pivoted arm when in its supporting position.

2. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, a rod connecting said arm with the bifurcation, and means for securing the rod in its normal position.

3. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of a steering-wheel fork, a rod connecting said arm with the bifurcation, and a spring-clip carried by the arm for detachably securing the rod in its normal position.

- 4. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, a rod connecting said arm with the bifurcation, and a recess in said arm for seating the rod in its normal position.

5. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, and a rod connecting said arm with the bifurcation, said arm having a. spring-clip and a seating-recess for holding the rod in its normal position.

6. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, a double-eyed clip secured to the spindle of the steering-wheel, a rod attached to one of said eyes and engaging at its outer end with the pivoted arm when in its supporting position.

7. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, a keyhole-slot in said arm, a rod movably secured to the terminal of said bifurcation and passing through said slot, the said rod having a terminally-reduced portion for engaging with the narrow part of the keyhole-slot when the pivoted arm is in its supporting position.

8. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, a double-eyed clip secured to the spindle of the steering-wheel, a keyhole-slot in said arm, a rod secured toone of the eyes of said clip, and means for engaging the rod with the arm in its supporting position.

9. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, a keyhole-slot in said arm, a rod secured to the terminal of the bifurcation and having a handle at its outer eX- tremity, and a clip on said bifurcation for detachably securing the rod in its normal position.

10. A bicycle-support comprising an arm pivoted to one of the bifurcations of the steering-wheel fork, a brace for said arm, and a projection carried by the supporting-arm, said projection having a spindle with a spring thereon and adapted to rotate against torsional action of the spring and engage the tire when the arm isin its supporting position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN GEORGE MAY.

Witnesses:

RICHARD SKERRETT, ARTHUR JOHN POWELL. 

